Instant Pot Applesauce With Cinnamon

4.93 from 13 votes

This delicious, homemade, instant pot applesauce with cinnamon and honey is one of the easiest things to cook and is ready in just 20 minutes!

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Baby Food, Dessert, Side Dish, Snack

Cuisine: American, Vegan

Diet: Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Vegan, Vegetarian

Servings:

Calories: 89.7kcal

5 medium-large apples fuji apples, red apples, gala all work well
1 cup water
½-1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp honey leave out if you want zero added sugar, increase if you want a more dessert-like flavor
1 pinch fine sea salt

Cut the apples into even-sized chunks. You don't have to peel the apples to get a smooth applesauce, especially after pressure-cooking, so I'd recommend leaving the peels on for added nutrition. Place the apple pieces into the pressure cooker / instant pot, then sprinkle in the cinnamon and salt.
Pour in the honey (if using) and then the water. Give the ingredients a good stir until well combined.
Place the lid on the pressure cooker and set the pressure cooker valve to Sealing then press Pressure Cook, High and for 5 minutes.
Once the cooking time has completed allow to sit for 5 minutes then turn valve to Venting to do a quick release and allow all of the pressure to release.
Carefully open the lid away from your face. Use a potato masher to mash the applesauce to your desired consistency. For a smoother consistency, use an immersion blender to blend until completely smooth.
Serve warm or allow to cool in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

This recipe works well with Fuji, red gala, red delicious, golden delicious, or McIntosh apples.
You can add fresh lemon juice to your applesauce if you'd like! It's not necessary to preserve the applesauce but it'll give it more of a tangy flavor, which can pair nicely with the sweetness of the apples
Don't forget the salt! It brings out the flavor of the apples really well - makes for a completely different dish.
If the applesauce is too liquidy for your taste you can set the pressure cooker to sauté and cook it down to your desired thickness.
The honey is optional! I use the honey when I'm planning to serve it as a dessert, or for a party. If I'm making it at home for my kids - or using it as baby food, I'll omit the honey altogether.
For storage: this applesauce will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for about a week — if it lasts you that long! :)

Note: This recipe has 2.8g added sugar. If you don't add honey, it has 0g added sugar. Nutrition information above includes honey.